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Characteristics and living habits of the horned boxfish

Characteristics and living habits of the horned boxfish
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The common name of boxfish is horn. The head and body armor are pentagonal, with a pair of preorbital spines and lumbar spines. The tail fin has purple-blue round spots. Body armor yellow-green. Body length 56 cm. Distribution areas: South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Red Sea, East

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The common name of boxfish is horn. The head and body armor are pentagonal, with a pair of preorbital spines and lumbar spines. The tail fin has purple-blue round spots. Body armor yellow-green. Body length 56 cm. Distribution areas: South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Red Sea, East Africa and Hawaiian waters.

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